The results of a 2-year study on the interactions between government and private sector information activities are presented in terms of principles and guidelines for federal policy to support the development and use of information resources, products, and services, and to implement the principles. Discussions address sources of conflict between…

This booklet provides a guide to archival and library collections related to the history of Hungarians in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania. Information was obtained from churches, clubs, cultural and civic organizations, fraternal associations, libraries, special collections, and private collections. Descriptions of the holdings of 13…

Revised to reflect changes in both DIALOG and ERIC, this second edition of a self-improvement manual for online searchers who wish to refine their skills presents three basic approaches to searching and provides illustrations from DIALOG's ERIC ONTAP database. The manual is divided into two parts: an 8-step model of the total search process which…

The executive director of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science presents her personal views on changes in the role of the government in information and the changing role of the Commission as reflected in its current and proposed activities. The strengths of the U.S. information community and its position in the international…

Sources of free and inexpensive display materials for library and classroom bulletin boards are listed alphabetically under 169 subject areas. Subject areas include various geographic areas, occupations, diseases, health, biology, food, social studies, the arts, industries and technology. Over 1,000 items are listed from 185 sources, and include…

This study was conducted to identify the cognitive style of students enrolled in a graduate program in library and information science and to examine the relationship between the identified style and other personal variables, such as age, undergraduate major, preference for future institutional affiliation, and preference for future functional…

These five booklets are intended to help educators at all levels in Asia and Oceania build a population-education collection or library. The first booklet outlines the steps for starting a collection: identify users, define users' materials and information needs, draft an acquisition policy, identify sources for population education materials,…

This codebook clarifies the variables used in a study analyzing the verbal behaviors of search intermediaries and library users requesting online bibliographic searches. Gathering data on 80 presearch interviews in seven medical libraries, the study was conducted (1) to identify verbal and nonverbal behaviors that facilitate, maintain, or impede…

This analysis of tasks that search intermediaries performed to facilitate information exchange in presearch interviews with requesters of computer-based literature searches was part of a larger study that gathered data on 80 presearch interviews in seven medical libraries. The study also sought to identify verbal and nonverbal behaviors that…

A developmental English program for a liberal arts college should be individualized and intellectually challenging to students entering a four-year baccalaureate program. Such a program must emphasize motivation, flexibility, and a well-conceived progression for acquiring skills. It should view writing as a holistic process and should use such…

The Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Section of the UCLA Biomedical Library was studied in an attempt to develop a methodology for analyzing interlibrary loan associated costs that would be generalizable to other libraries. Other objectives included developing standards of performance to monitor staff productivity and correcting imbalances in the flow of…

This review of 64 recent works concerning research in library instruction at the college level attempts to place this research in the larger context of learning outcomes and instructional approaches for undergraduates teaching in general. A live lecturer presenting subject overviews to large audiences, small student-centered discussion groups, and…

This study examines faculty development carried on through school-based inservice programs, and looks at ways that a teacher-librarian can initiate or participate in such programs. Separate sections review the relevant literature; explore the roles of teacher-librarians in inservice programs (e.g., as change aqents, curriculum consultants, school…

PERSONNEL OF THE FACILITIES INFORMATION SERVICE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF JUNIOR COLLEGES COMPILED THIS LISTING OF BOOKS, ARTICLES, MONOGRAPHS, AND OTHER PRINTED MATERIALS RELEVANT TO JUNIOR COLLEGE FACILITIES PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION. IN ADDITION TO A "GENERAL" CATEGORY, REFERENCES ARE GROUPED UNDER HEADINGS OF AUDITORIUMS, COLLEGE…

PARENTS OFTEN ASK HOW THEIR CHILDREN ARE BEING TAUGHT TO READ AND WHY READING IS TAUGHT AS IT IS. THIS PAPER REPORTS HOW SOME PTA STUDY SESSIONS IN DALLAS, TEXAS, GAVE PARENT-LEVEL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON READING INSTRUCTION WHILE DEVELOPING POSITIVE PARENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS. A SERIES OF PTA SCHOOL-STUDY EVENINGS CONSISTING OF 45-MINUTE…